I took a short, by the relative standard of the last two weekends, ride yesterday. With another sweltering day (approaching 100°), I had no desire for another long ride, but having felt "healthier" on there account I didn't want to skip the weekend altogether. I left modestly early (9:30 AM) to benefit from somewhat cooler temperatures. I head for a trail west of town, the Radnor Trail. It's nice two-mile rail trail with a good climb and descent, but a bit out-of-the way. I hadn't ridden on it yet this year so it seemed with too much reflection a good modest destination. I practice it still required a nearly 50 mile ride, which kept me out until 2:00 PM, well in to the heat of the day. I stopped at an ice cream stand as a reward. It's a good thing I didn't endeavor for a longer ride as a thunderstorm rolled through around 3:00 PM. It was followed by a long rain shower that would have had me in a quandary had I been caught in it.
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Statistics
Length: 47.4 miles
Ride Time: 4 hours 4 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours 30 minutes
Avg. Speed: 11.6 MPH
Max. Speed: 31.6 MPH
Avg. Cadence: 56 RPM
Total Ascent: 2,250 ft.
Max. Elevation: 468 ft.
About Me
Pogwatigue Perambulations
Pogwatigue: A Pottawatomie word meaning 'running water.' Early settlers chose this word as the original name for my hometown, Niles, Michigan.
Perambulation: roam, stroll, inspection of an area on foot.
My intent for this blog is to catalog my various local, regional, national, and perhaps someday international explorations. Originally, I found the blog a good vehicle to publish Google maps on the internet and all my initial posts have such a map embedded, but I don't limit myself to that genre. Almost all the posts will have a personal, geographic element. For the title, I chose Pogwatigue due to its ties to my roots roots and perambulations as a fancy, alliterative word to describe the content.
Perambulation: roam, stroll, inspection of an area on foot.
My intent for this blog is to catalog my various local, regional, national, and perhaps someday international explorations. Originally, I found the blog a good vehicle to publish Google maps on the internet and all my initial posts have such a map embedded, but I don't limit myself to that genre. Almost all the posts will have a personal, geographic element. For the title, I chose Pogwatigue due to its ties to my roots roots and perambulations as a fancy, alliterative word to describe the content.
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